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i use my ir thermometer to routinely find the waste lines and test fixtures. i can aim the laser at the overhead piping and get a reading while running hot water. no ladder needed and i don't have to touch the pipe.

now pair your ir with a pipe locater and you'll be dead on. when the target area is large, such as on a hot water line, you need to know where the pipe is running and narrow down your area. also compressed air works good for noise generation.

a lot of my leak locations are nothing more than a good ear and compressed air, after locating the pipe path with my scout and navitrack transmitter.

i use my ir thermometer to routinely find the waste lines and test fixtures. i can aim the laser at the overhead piping and get a reading while running hot water. no ladder needed and i don't have to touch the pipe.

now pair your ir with a pipe locater and you'll be dead on. when the target area is large, such as on a hot water line, you need to know where the pipe is running and narrow down your area. also compressed air works good for noise generation.

a lot of my leak locations are nothing more than a good ear and compressed air, after locating the pipe path with my scout and navitrack transmitter.

good job,but why the sharkbite in the photo

rick.

Rick,
I used the sharkbite to cap off the line after I cut out the damaged section to verify there were no more leaks upstream and I did the same on the downstream side by back feeding water... They are just easy to put on and take off for testing.

I used a pencil and wrote the temperature readings on the slab in a 2" x 2" grid then I could see what direction the pipe was running once I could see where the pipe was it was just a matter of marking the hottest area and removing enough concrete to make the repair.